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Is Ryan Reynolds' newest Triumph cooler than 'Deadpool'?

For fans of café racer-inspired Triumphs, we'd say yes

February 19, 2016

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Ryan Reynolds' career has grown exponentially from his days as a seven-year senior in "National Lampoon’s Van Wilder." The actor recently starred in a popular Super Bowl commercial and the highest-grossing-opening-weekend R-rated film ever: "Deadpool."

However, his passion for motorcycles hasn't reached the public eye like it has for fellow Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Ewan McGregor. That is, until now. Reynolds commissioned Los Angeles-based Kott Motorcycles to build a custom Triumph Thruxton. Kott, known for its café racer-inspired look, didn’t step too far out of its wheelhouse for Reynolds' Triumph.

Kott didn’t do anything outrageous to the actor’s bike: just a custom seat pan, seat, tail section and custom paint. Minor details like a meatier wheel and tire combo, open sprocket cover and deleted front fender add to the overall flavor of the build.

Almost as interesting as the bike is Reynolds explaining his history with motorcycling. Long before we saw him in a superhero suit, the then-struggling actor snagged a 1970s Honda CB750 at the ripe age of 15. The actor talks fondly about getting the older Honda road-ready with his brother and then riding around illegally.

Hopefully, we’ll see the now-of-age Reynolds out and about on his custom Brit bike. After all the time he spent trying to get "Deadpool" off the ground and out the door, he deserves a break.